Re: Considering switch to linux

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:46:53 +0000, Steve Ackman wrote:

>> And so you won't think I'm being mean, the two most popular Linux
>> newsreader programs are Pan (usually by Gnome users) and Knode (for KDE
>> users). See if you can get one of them going.

> As for people who post here, even without doing the
> aggregates, it seems that slrn beats them all by a mile.

<snip>

I'm talking to a n00b. Pan or Knode would be a better choice for him than
slrn, assuming he ever does even use Linux.

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